Heading the first meeting with the new ministers… The Syrian transitional president outlines the new government’s priorities
Syrian transitional President Ahmad al Sharaa has outlined the priorities of the new government, whose formation was announced at the end of March.
Ahmad al Sharaa’s directives to his country’s government, when he chaired its first meeting on Monday, included four main points, including an emphasis on the importance of integration in the work of ministries to develop emergency plans that prioritize the Syrian citizen’s priority in terms of stimulating the economy, thus positively impacting their daily needs.
He also called for repairing the massive damage the regime has inflicted on the state’s infrastructure, particularly the economic and financial systems, which require urgent action to provide a safe investment environment that transforms challenges into massive investment opportunities that drive the economy.
He stressed the importance of the reconstruction issue and the need to develop strategic plans to organize cities and towns, emphasizing the civilizational and cultural connection with urban development.
He emphasized the principle of civil peace as the primary regulator of government action during the next phase, along with related issues such as media discourse, which must be national and inclusive, strengthening national unity and rising above all divisions, as Syria belongs to all its citizens.
President al Sharaa listened to his government ministers’ initial visions after officially assuming their duties, urging them to present comprehensive plans to the next government meeting for evaluation and implementation as soon as possible.
The ministers, each according to their respective areas of expertise, presented their interventions to President al Sharaa.
The most prominent of these concerns addressed the issue of economic sanctions and the attempt to leverage the positive international support for the new government to accelerate the process of recovery and reconstruction, and confront the various challenges.
The meeting addressed recent internal developments on key issues, most notably the rebuilding of a professional national army, the restriction of arms control to the state, and the completion of the agreement with the SDF to achieve integration into the state’s civilian and military institutions, and the meeting also addressed the military factions in Sweida.
On March 10, the Syrian presidency announced the signing of an agreement to integrate the SDF into state institutions, affirm the country’s territorial integrity, and reject partition.
On the 29th of the same month, the formation of the new government was announced at the Presidential People’s Palace in the capital, Damascus, to replace the caretaker government.
The new government includes 23 ministers, including one woman, and five ministers from the transitional government formed on December 10, 2024, to manage the country’s affairs following the overthrow Assad’s regime.
